An Act making changes to certain references in the banking laws of the Commonwealth
This bill updates Massachusetts banking laws to modernize references and terminology used in the state's financial regulations. It primarily affects the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and the various types of financial institutions it oversees, including savings banks, cooperative banks, and mutual banks. The legislation replaces outdated chapter numbers and specific bank types with current legal citations and simplifies language regarding how different banks can merge or organize. Additionally, it changes specific terms like "muform" to "mutual" and updates descriptions of corporate governance procedures to align with existing statutes. Overall, the act serves as a technical correction to ensure the banking code accurately reflects the current structure of the state's financial system.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Apr 29, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Apr 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Financial Services
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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